Recently added articles from Building Operating Management:
Tougher LEED, Better LEED
Oct 01, 2009; ... Of all the developments in the building industry over the past 1 0 years, I can't think of one that's had as much impact as the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED system. Wouldn't it he great if the same thing turned out to be true for the next decade? That is, LEED not only serves as a stamp of ...
Predicting the Future with An Energy Simulation Model
Oct 01, 2009; ... The most challenging prerequisite in the LEED for New Construction certification process is the Energy and Atmosphere Prerequisite 2: Minimum Energy Performance. Any project seeking Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum certification must demonstrate a 10 percent improvement above a ...
HOSPITAL PICKS A HIGH-TECH DISINFECTANT
Oct 01, 2009; ... Oklahoma's Muskogee Community Hospital opened in March 2009 and has already achieved many firsts. It is the first health care facility to garner the EPA's "Designed to Earn the Energy Star" recognition. MCH is also the first hospital to use a closedloop ground source geothermal system that ...
CORRECTION
Oct 01, 2009; ... CORRECTION: The caption for the photo on page 20 of the August issue described the wrong building. The caption should have read: "At the renovated HNI headquarters, 90 percent of spaces ...
ANALYZING CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS
Oct 01, 2009; ... U.S. energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions could be cut in half by 2050 with oniy a "small but net positive gain" on the economy, according to a report by the American Council for an Energy- Efficient Economy (ACEEE). "The Positive Economics of Climate Change Policies: What the ...